Clark's View - Brighton Away

Birmingham manager Lee Clark was happy at the way his side responded to last week's dismal show against Barnsley.

A good win against a Brighton side going like a steam train at the top of the table is just the sort of boost Clark needed for his team, who must now build on this victory.

The goal that won the game was good to see as well with Chris Burke getting back to scoring ways with a bullet shot from 25 yards.

To Clark, it was all a vast improvement.He told reporters: 'It was a fantastic result after a totally abject performance in getting beaten 5-0. The players delivered. Everyone was hurting last weekend as we didn't perform to the demands made, but the players to a man have responded magnificently.

'It was an awful 72 hours but we needed a game plan coming to a place like Brighton and we simply couldn't dwell on the Barnsley game. There is a lot of ability in the Brighton team and they have several potential match winners and in my opinion they are right on the verge of progressing to the next level.'